Ford Fiesta 1.3 Finesse 5d (1999/V) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Beware of Ford's own financing extremely % heavy
Costs
Great, I fill it up once a month and don't have to worry about it, cheap tax too.
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On the road
Driving
Good, but non exciting driving experience
Performance
Nippy round town, but engine shows up on dual carridgeways or motorways
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Living with it
Reliability
Broke down once on me in its warranty period, nothing since, but then again there is no gadgetry or extras to go wrong, just remember to feed the hampster and change the elastic band once in a while.
Image
Fiesta!? very little style mine looks better because of colour coded bumpers plastic ones look dredfull. Interior styling is basic and again looks a little too plasticy for my liking. Plus just had to get rid of that awful proprietary stereo
Comfort
Ok for driver (can't see top half of dials,) people always looked cramped in passenger seats and especially rear seats. I think this is reall a 1 person car or for the school runs whilst ankle biters are young.
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Security and Service
Security
Has immobiliser (funky little flashing light), no alarms no central locking so check all other doors are locked before you leave it, saying that though I dont really think the car would apeal to thieves as there is very little joy to be had riding in it.
Service
Only had the car fixed, because a friend of mine worked as a mechanic where I bought it from, otherwise they wernt going to fix it.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Starting to sound a bit tired
Other
Awful in car audio, had to go.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
No